Stopper.



F. F. MEYRELLES,

STOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZB; I918 Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

/ win/0' S E S S E N H W ATTORNEY FLAMINIO- F. MEYRELLES, WESTSOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 28, 1918. Serial No. 237,023.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLAMINIO F. MEY- RELLEs, a citizen of Portugal,residing at West Somerville, in the county of Middlesex and Stateof-Massachusetts, U. S. A., have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Stoppers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates more particularly cially adapted for use inconnection with bottles and similar containers.

to stoppers, and

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a stopper ofsimple construction and operation provided with a gripping member tofacilitate extraction of the stop- "per from a bottle neck.

provide a simple from the destructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2, is a central vertical section through the same.

Fig. 3, is a detail perspective of the grippin member.

' Fig. 4, is a side view of a modified form I of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a central vertical section through the form illustrated inFig. 4.

Fig. -6, is a perspective detail, with the elements disassembled, of thegripping member employed in connection with the form illustrated inFigs. 4 and 5.

usual shape and The cork stopper 1 is of construction, and is providedin its lower or smaller end portion with a central substantiallycylindrical recess which is closed by a plug 2 which may be formed fromcork secured in the recess by water proof cement, or any other suitablematerial such as rubber, gum,etc. A sheet metal disk 3 is mounted in theupper end of the recess 2 which receives the plug 2, andis provided witha central aperture through which is inserted the shank 4 of a grippingmember indicated generally by 5. The

'to a cork. stopper espe-- be readily cylindrical recess shank 4 isprovided, at its lower end, with an integral head 6 which serves toefiectually prevent detachment of the member 5 from disk 3. This member5 may be formed by bending from a suitable length of wire the upperportion of which is bent to form the loop 7 adapted to receive anysuitable instrument for facilitating extraction of the cork. The

isk 3 is provided with two integral diametrically opposite teeth orpoints 8 which engage into the body of the stopper 1 so as toeffectually prevent displacement of the disk. The teeth also serve toprevent turning of the disk by turning of member 5 thus eliminating allpossibility of-the disk being loosened in the recess 2.

In the form illustrated in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, the stopper 9 is provided,at the central portion of its lower end with a substantially 10 which isadapted to be closed by a plug A disk 12 is mounted in the upper end ofthe recess and is provided with diametrically opposite notches 1 3.These notches receive the spaced arms 14 of a substantially rectangulargripping member 15, the lower end bar 16 of which passes beneath thedisk 12 the upper end of the arms 14 being twisted together as at 17." swill be noted clearly from Figs. 2 and member 15 projects above theupper end of the stopper 1 so as to provide a substantiallysemi-circular loop 18 which is adapted to receive a suitable instrumentinserted therethrough to facilitate the extraction or removal of thestopper. from the; neck of a bottle or similar container. I

In both forms of the device, the stopper may be readily removed from theneck of the bottle into which it has been inserted by placing a suitableinstrument through the loop of the gripping member and then exertingoutward pull on the member. This enables the cork to be easilyremovedand the stopper thus constructed may be readily used in connection witha bottle or similar container of standardv construction. Also,

in'view of the "fact that the recess in which the reinforcing disk forthe gripping member is mounted is completely closed by the plug insertedthereinto, all danger. of

injury to'the contents of the container by contact with this disk or thegripping member is eflt'ectually eliminated.

The foregoing descr ption and the draW- 11 fixedly secured therein.

inserted therethrough ings have reference to what may be 'con-.

sidered the preferred, or approved form of 'ment and combination ofparts, materials,

dimensions, etc., as may prove expedient and fall within the scope ofthe appended claim.

'Havingthus described'my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is In a device of the class described, astopper provided in its lower end with a recess, a disk seated in saidrecess and notched in opposite edges, a wire extracting element havingparallel. arms projecting from the, recess through the stopper andconnected at their upper ends, and a cross bar connect ing their lowerends across the bottom of said disk, the arms standing in said notches,and a plug closing said recess beneath the disk and grooved across itsupper end to I receive said cross bar.

In testimony whereof I aflix my sigdature in presence of two witnesses.

FLAMINIO F. MEYRELLES. Witnesses: I a 1 OLMORE C. FRANCIS, C. B.SEAGRAVE.

